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Joanne Stoodley rode her wheelchair on a 4 1/2-hour trek yesterday to show her support for striking Wheel-Trans drivers

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Joanne Stoodley rode her wheelchair on a 4 1/2-hour trek yesterday to show her support for striking Wheel-Trans drivers

Date5/5/1988

Names

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Wilkes, Jim (photographer)

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Picture

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Original Toronto Star caption: Joanne Stoodley rode her wheelchair on a 4 1/2-hour trek yesterday to show her support for striking Wheel-Trans drivers. They reached a tentative agreement this morning. She was accompanied by driver John Campbell on the 16-kilometre (10-mile) trip from her North York home to her downtown office. Drivers 'do a great job;' she said.

Subject

Strikes and lockouts

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0016657F

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